Fishing reel



Patented Mar. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHING REEL Le Moyne J. Uerling, Ogallala, Nebr.

Application August 5, 1949, Serial No. 108,747

2 Claims. 1 This invention relates to an improved peeloff fishing reel, the primary object of the in- Another important object of the invention is the provision of a reel of the character indicated above whose operation is more efficient and reliable.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of a reel of the above-indicated character which can be manufactured in a serviceable, rugged and attractive form at relatively low cost.

Other important objects and advantageous features of the invention will be apparent from the following description and appended draw- 7 ings, wherein, merely for present purposes of illustration, a specific embodiment of the invention is set forth in detail.

In the drawings:

' Figure 1 is a substantially central vertical longitudinal section;

Figures 2 and 3 are transverse vertical sections, taken on the lines 2-2 and 33, re-

spectively, of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2, but showing the cam and slide in pick-up, pin-retracting position.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 generally designates the circular panshaped base of the illustrated reel, involving a peripheral flange 6 and a central circular recess 1, formed with a central circular hole 8.

The reel spool, generally designated at I0, which is stationary on the base 5, comprises a cylinder fitting in and adapted to be welded or otherwise secured in place in the recess 7, whereby the spool |B is mounted on the base 5.

.The outer end of the cylinder H has a flange l2 formed with a central opening l3 of substantially the same size as, and aligned with, the hole 8 in the base 5. On the inner end of the cylinder H is an external annular flange 4 formed with a rim I5, the flange I4 acting to confine the fishing line It on the spool cylinder II. A support cylinder I! fitting within the spool cylinder H has its open outer end engaged with the flange l2 of the cylinder H and has its inner end flush with the inner end of the cylinder II and provided with an internal flange l8 formed with a central opening l9 aligned with the openings 8 and I3. The spool flange [4 is formed with a concentric circle of circumferentially-spaced, rounded protrusions formed to project on the inner side of the flange I4.

Press fitted through the openings 8, lland 9 is a tubular bushing 2| having an external annular flange 22 on' its inward end engaged with the inner'side of the flange l8 of the support cylinder ll, the outerend of the bushin being extended outwardly from the base 5. -The bushing 2| acts as the journal bearing for the reel shaft 23,, whose outer end is flush with the outer end ofthe bushing'2l, with its inner end extending inwardlybeyond the inner end ofthe bushing 2| and having -a flattened side portion 24. A headed screw 25 traversesthemiddle of a double-ended reel crank 26 and is threaded into the outer end of the shaft 23 to secure th crank removably on the shaft 23.

Removably mounted on the shaft 23 against the bushing flange 22 is the rotary plate'cam 21 formed with an opening 28 having aflat side conformably" and non-rotatably receiving the similarly-shaped inner end ofthe reel shaft 23. The cam 21' has a substantially semi-circular high portion 3|! and a substantially semi-circular low portion 3| which, with the high portion 30, defines stop shoulders 32 and, 33, respectively.

Mounted inwardly of the cam [ion the inner end of the reel shaft"is the reel rotor 34 comprising a circular web or disk 35 substantially larger in diameter than the spool flange l4 and having an outwardly-projecting rim flange 36 concentrically spaced from the spool flange and projecting outwardly to a point midway between the spool fiange l4 and the portion of the base 5 acting as the outer spool flange. -'I'he I web 35 has a round central opening 31 rotatably receiving the inner end of the reel shaft. A'washer 39 is circumposed on the inner end of the shaft 23 and held removably in placeby a headed screw 40 threaded in theinner end of they shaft 23, with the washer 39 engaging the inner side of the web 35 of-the rotor..34.

Between the cam '21 and the rotor web 35 is positioned the cam-operated plate slide 4| which is of transversely-elongated, rectangular shape and is formed with alongitudinal slot 42' slidably passing the shaft 23. Projecting beyond one end of the slide 4| is the line pick-up pin 43 held in place by punched-out portions 44, 44 of the slide. The pin 43 works radially through a hole 45 in a thickened area 46 of the rim flange 36 of the rotor 34 close to the web 35. At the radially-outward end of the slot 42 is a turned-over portion 46' acting to holdthe middle "of a bowed, leaf spring 41 having its ends secured to diametrically-opposed points on the inner side of the rim flange by punched-out lugs 48. The spring 41 normally holds the slide 4| in an outward position in which the pickuppin 43 extends radially outwardly from the rotor rim flange 36 and across the space between the rotor rim flange 36 and the annular portion 49 of the removable cover or case 50.

The radially-inward end of the slide 4! has an twa d y-pr je t an e 5 act n as a cam follower, arran edto be engaged byeither the high cam portion or the low cam portion 3|, depending upon the position of the cam 21, A stop lug 52 projects outwardly from the rotor web for engagement by the cam stop shoulders 32.

Mounted on the rotor web 35 at opposite sides of the cam 21 are leaf springs 53, 53 secured in chordal positions by punched-out web portions 54, 54, with the free ends of the springs 53, 53

extending in opposite directions and deflected i outwardly to engage with diametrically-opposite on s- 9? he rem er nee 19 e s l flange removable case 50 comprises the dome- 3 Dd portion 55 spaced axiallv from the inner end of the shaft 23 and havingthereon the larger-diameter, annular portion 49 which fits snugly within the base flange 6. The case 50 hole 6| at the center of the dome portion 55 provides entrance for the fishing line IE. T In operation, the parts are normall in the positions shown in Figure 2, wherein the pick-up pin 1 43 is extended beyond the rotor rim flange 36 and the low portion 31 of the cam 21 is engaged with the'slide cam follower 5|, with the cam shoulder 32 engaged with the stop lug 52. In this disposition of the components, rotation of the reel -erank 26 in the forward direction produces rota- 'tion of the rotor- 34 with the pin 43 acting to wind the fishing line [6 onto thespool cylinder l I.

To free the line l5. to pay out freely, as in casting, the reel crank 26 is turned about a half-turn in the reverse direction, so that the high portion 30, instead of: the low portion 3| engages the slide cam follower 5i and moves the slide 4! inwardly to the position shown in Figure 4, wherein the shoulder 33 engages the lug 52, and wherein the picks-up pin 43 is retracted out of the space between the rotor rim flange 36 and the annular port o :4 o he e 5 her y ena lin h ite e el e t e no l The en a e ent of the le f r n s 53 with the pretu e an ee n he s o an e A a I to retard rotation of the rotor 3.4 relative to the .2 14 an case 5 ther e t en. un th cam 21 has reached either of the final positions shown in Figures 2 and 4. As the springs 53 en- Ed e and pass over the protuberances 20, a clicking noise is produced which is indicative of the p ess f e ope a i settin h reel.

I cl im: I a reel, a b se, spool fixed on and projecting inwardly from said base, a shaft extending axially through said spool and journaled on sa base said sha in one en extendi axially outwardly beyond said base and another endprojecting axially inwardly beyond said spool,

a disc rotor journaled on said other end of the shaft, a pick-up pin mounted on said rotor for radia mo nt relative ther t between a etracted position and a projectedline-winding po- ,4 sition in which the pin projects beyond the periphery of the rotor, a slide plate mounted on said other end of the shaft for rotary and radial movement relative to the axis of the shaft, said slide plate being operatively connected to said pick-up in and a ing a n; follow r o t on a stop his n said r to at o e side o sai sha prin means normally urging said slide plate and pin radially outwardly, a cam plate fixed on said other end of the shaft and having arcuate high and low peripheral portions defining shoulders at opposite ends thereof, and means for rotating said shaft in one direction to engage the high peripheral cam portion with the cam follower portion of the slide plate and retract said slide plate and pick-up pin from line-winding position to permit a line to peel off the spool, and for rotatine d shaft in th op os te. irec i n to ease the low p i hera.1v cam ort on wit sa cam f owe por o so as to e mit. s idv sp means to restore the slide plate and piclg-up pin to radially outward line-winding position with a shoulder of said cam plate engaged with said stop lug in a manner to connect said cam plate and slide plate for rotation together in said opposite direction.

2. In a reel, a base, a spool fixed on and projecting inwardly from said base, a shaft extending axially through said spool and journaled on said base, said shaft having one end extending axially outwardly beyond said base and another end projecting axially inwardly beyond said spool, a disc rotor journaled on said other end of the shaft, a pick-up pin mounted on said rotor for radial movement relative thereto between a retracted position and a projected line-Winding position in which the pin projects beyond the periphery of the rotor, a slide plate mounted on said o r d o t e sha t for a y and dial m ment relative to the axis of thfigshaft, said slide plat b n op rativ l con e ted to aid n ckp sin and hav a am ollowe ort on a step lug on said rotor at one side of shaft, spring means normally urging said slide plate and pin radially outwardly, a cam plate fixed on said other end of the shaft and having arcuate high and low peripheral portions defining shoulders at opposite ends thereof, and means for rotating said shaft in one direction to engage the high peripheral cam portion with the cam follower portion of the slide plate and retract said slide plate and pick-up pin from line-winding position to permit a line to peel off the spool, and for rotating said shaft in the Opposite direction to engage the low peripheral cam portion With said cam follower portion so as to permit said spring means to restore the slide plate and pick-up pinto radially line-winding position with'a shoulder of said'cam plate engaged with said stopv lug in a manner to connect said cam plate and slideplate, said spool having a lateral flange on its axially inward end, said flange being formed with projection means on its axially inward side. and friction spring means on said rotor frictionally n a ing saidpr i ti n m ans- LE MOYNE J. UERLING.

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